Maria Tereza Seabra dos Reis Gomes is an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Aveiro. She received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coimbra in 1983 and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Aveiro in 1997 Presently, she is an elected vowel of the College of Chemistry and Biology of the Centre Region of the Order of Engineers, and Vice-President of the permanent committee of Ibersensor. Her current scientific interests are chemical sensors and analytical chemistry. She directs the laboratory of chemical sensors of the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM). She has designed several prototypes of cells for housing piezoelectric quartz crystals for analysis of gases, liquids, both for batch and flow injection analysis, as well as for permeation of drugs through the skin. Numerous other parts of the analytical system have been conceived and executed at the glassblower workshop and the mechanics workshop of the University of Aveiro. Miniaturized cells for low detection limits, polymeric cells for optical detection, and for multi sensor systems for electronic nose experiments, either to classify books in terms of paper composition and condition, but also to distinguish cheeses, have been manufactured. Sensors were used to obtain Au-Hg phase diagram, to study starch gelatinization and retrogradation, and to determine biodiesel pour point. Sensor development gave rise to 74 papers peer reviewed in SCI journals, and 4 finished PhD thesis. She published 5 book chapters and she was the editor of two. She presented around 90 communications in conferences. Another important part of her activity is teaching. Along the 35 years devoted to the University, she has taught students of Chemistry, Engineers, other Sciences, but also courses not conducting to a degree. She has taught visiting teachers and technicians from Angola, as well as teachers from High School, looking for aid in particular analytical methods. Teaching involved a variety of disciplines ranging from organic and inorganic chemistry, to physical analytical chemistry, but also computer programming. She oriented final student thesis, as well as master students.